NASA ROSES08: Applying NASA Observations, Models and IT for Air Quality Proposal

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Proposal Cover Page incl.

Proposals submitted electronically through NSPIRES will use the NSPIRES Proposal Cover Page that is available through the World Wide Web at http://nspires.nasaprs.com/. Access for application to a given NRA is provided through a menu entitled "Solicitations" then accessing the link "Open Solicitations." Once completed by the PI, the Proposal Cover Page must be accessed in the NSPIRES system and submitted electronically by the AOR.

If a hard copy submittal is also required, the submitted cover page should then be printed and signed by the AOR. As directed in the solicitation, the signed copy must be submitted with the original copy of the proposal on or before the proposal due date. In addition, reproductions of the signed Proposal Cover Page are used to preface the required printed copies of the proposal.

NSPIRES automatically assigns a unique proposal number to each proposal only after it has been successfully submitted. NASA uses this NSPIRES number throughout the proposal review and selection process to uniquely identify the proposal and its associated electronic data. If no NSPIRES number appears on the Proposal Cover Page, then it has not been properly submitted through the NSPIRES system.

Proposal Summary 300 words

Both electronic submittal systems require the PI to prepare a Proposal Summary. The Proposal Summary should provide an overview of the proposed investigation that is suitable for release through a publicly accessible archive should the proposal be selected. The proposal summary (or abstract) should be concise, should not exceed 4000 characters in length, and should not contain any special characters or formatting. Note that, while Grants.gov does not impose a limit on the length of the proposal summary, it will be truncated when the proposal is transmitted from Grants.gov to NASA. Grants.gov users must use a writeable pdf form (downloadable from grants.gov) named ProposalSummary.pdf. This form restricts the Proposal Summary document to 4000 characters or less.

Table of Contents

Offerors should include a one-page Table of Contents that provides a guide to the organization and contents of the proposal. This item may also incorporate customized formats of the Proposer’s own choosing, e.g., identification of the submitting organization through use of letterhead stationary, project logos, etc. The electronic system chosen may provide some assistance in preparing the Table of Contents, but Proposers are responsible for the accuracy of proposals submitted.

Technical/Science/Management Section

[Ref.: Appendix B, Parts (c)(4), (c)(5), and in-part (c)(6)] As the main body of the proposal, this section must cover the following topics in the order given, all within the specified page limit. Unless specified otherwise in the NRA, the limit is 15 pages using the default values given in Section 2.3.1:

• The objectives and expected significance of the proposed research, especially as related to the objectives given in the NRA;
• The technical approach and methodology to be employed in conducting the proposed research, including a description of any hardware proposed to be built in order to carry out the research, as well as any special facilities of the proposing organization(s) and/or capabilities of the Proposer(s) that would be used for carrying out the work. (Note: ref. also Section 2.3.10(a) concerning the description of critical existing equipment needed for carrying out the proposed research and the Instructions for the Budget Justification in Section 2.3.10 for further discussion of costing details needed for proposals involving significant hardware, software, and/or ground systems development, and, as may be allowed by an NRA, proposals for flight instruments);
• The perceived impact of the proposed work to the state of knowledge in the field and, if the proposal is offered as a direct successor to an existing NASA award, how the proposed work is expected to build on and otherwise extend previous accomplishments supported by NASA;
• The relevance of the proposed work to past, present, and/or future NASA programs and interests or to the specific objectives given in the NRA;

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• A general plan of work, including anticipated key milestones for accomplishments, the management structure for the proposal personnel, any substantial collaboration(s) and/or use of consultant(s) that is(are) proposed to complete the investigation; and a description of the expected contribution to the proposed effort by the PI and each person as identified in one of the additional categories in Section 1.4.2, regardless of whether or not they derive support from the proposed budget.
• To facilitate data sharing where appropriate, as part of their technical proposal, the Proposer shall provide a data-sharing plan and shall provide evidence (if any) of any past data-sharing practices.

The Scientific/Technical/Management Section may contain illustrations and figures that amplify and demonstrate key points of the proposal (including milestone schedules, as appropriate). However, they must be of an easily viewed size and have self-contained captions that do not contain critical information not provided elsewhere in the proposal.

Decision-making Activities Description and Baseline Performance (2page)

Primary Decision-Support Systems

• DataFed - Husar - Exceptional Events. Fan in: 50 States -> 10 EPA Regions -> 1 Federal EPA. Each transmits different pieces of information and we need to determine those pieces.

Other Decision-Support Systems

Same infrastructure can be used for different decision-support systems

• VIEWS - Brett/Shawn - Regional Haze
• BlueSky - Sean - Smoke
• BAMS - McHenry - Air Quality Forecasting for the public
• HTAP - Keating - Hemispheric Transport Policy

Statements of Commitment – Co-Is (as needed)

Primary Decision-Support Systems

• DataFed - Husar - Exceptional Events

Other Decision-Support Systems

• VIEWS - Brett/Shawn - Regional Haze
• BlueSky - Sean - Smoke
• BAMS - McHenry - Air Quality Forecasting for the public
• HTAP - Keating - Hemispheric Transport Policy

Data Providers/Value-Adding Mediators

• GIOVANNI - Leptouch
• NAAPS - Westphal
• AQS - Mangus
• Airnow - Dye

Current/Pending Support

Information must be provided for all ongoing and pending projects and proposals that involve the proposing PI. This information is also required for any Co-Is who are proposed to perform a significant share (>10 percent) of the proposed work.

All current project support from whatever source (e.g., Federal, State, local or foreign government agencies, public or private foundations, industrial or other commercial organizations) must be listed. This information must also be provided for all pending proposals already submitted or submitted concurrently to other possible sponsors. Do not include the current proposal on the list of pending proposals unless it has been submitted to another possible sponsor.

All projects or activities requiring a portion of the investigators’ time during the period of the proposed effort must be included, even if they receive no salary support from the project(s). The total award amount for the entire award period covered (including indirect costs) must be shown, as well as the number of person-months per year to be devoted to the project for each year, regardless of source of support.

Specifically, for the PI and any Co-Is who are proposed to perform a significant share (>10%) of the proposed work, provide the following information:

• Title of award or project title;
• Name of PI on award;
• Program name (if appropriate) and sponsoring agency or organization, including a point of contact with his/her telephone number and email address;
• Performance period;
• Total budget; and
• Commitment by PI or Co-I in terms of person-months per year for each year.

For pending research proposals involving substantially the same kind of research as that being proposed to NASA in this proposal, the proposing PI must notify the NASA Program Officer identified for the NRA immediately of any successful proposals that are awarded any time after the proposal due date and until the time that NASA’s selections are announced.

References and citations

All references and citations given in the Scientific/Technical/Management Section must be provided using easily understood, standard abbreviations for journals and complete names for books. It is highly preferred but not required that these references include the full title of the cited paper or report.